Good Monday morning, Evanston. Here are the latest news and feature stories from around the city.
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Alex Harrison reports on local government, public safety, developments, town-gown relations and more for the RoundTable. He graduated from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism in June 2023 with both a bachelor's and master's degree in journalism, and previously worked with the RoundTable as a freelancer and summer intern. He can be reached at alex@evanstonroundtable.com for questions, comments, feedback, suggestions, story tips and music recs.
Council Bytes: Recaps from May 13 meeting
Evanston’s City Council held off Monday evening on purchasing the properties at 729-739 Howard St., identified as a prime spot for new affordable housing, electing to wait for final environmental […]
Photo essay: Annual house walk opens doors of historic homes
The Evanston History Center held its 49th Annual Mother’s Day House Walk on Sunday, allowing residents to learn about and explore five historically and architecturally significant homes in southeast Evanston’s […]
Latest news from Evanston: Your Friday daily digest
Good Friday morning, Evanston. Here are the latest news and feature stories from around the city.
Biss celebrates ‘bold action,’ previews challenges ahead in State of the City address
Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss recapped a turbulent year for the city and local politics Wednesday afternoon in his 2024 State of the City address, landing on a hopeful call to […]
5th Ward redline tour shows history, impact of housing discrimination
More than 200 people saw and heard firsthand about the destructive impact of the city’s historic redlining policies, particularly in the traditionally Black Fifth Ward, during Saturday afternoon’s inaugural “Walk/Roll […]
Council Bytes: Recaps from a doubled-up agenda
Evanston’s City Council tackled an extra-long agenda Monday evening, with many items carrying over from the last meeting April 8 that failed to reach an in-person quorum due to illness. […]
NU reaches agreement with demonstrators to end Gaza encampment
Northwestern University administrators announced Monday afternoon that they had reached an agreement with student organizers to end the Gaza solidarity encampment, just over 100 hours after the sustained demonstration began […]
Latest news from Evanston: Your Monday daily digest
Good Monday morning, Evanston. Here are the latest news and feature stories from around the city.
Pro-Israel demonstrators confront NU Gaza encampment
Northwestern’s ongoing Gaza solidarity encampment was confronted by a group of pro-Israel counterprotesters Sunday, the fourth day students have occupied the university’s Deering Meadow to demand the school divest from […]